Feature Request: Desired State Configuration

[nbucking]

Is it possible to create a DSC version of the tool? It seems like deploying via DSC would help with our personal VDI (persistent VDIs) to prevent skew.

[tmmuessig]

We have talked about this in the past, and will consider it for future implementation, but at the moment there are no immediate plans to turn this into a DSC version.

[KenBenjamin]

Here's what I'm doing for DSC. Note the Test-Resource is just enough to keep it from running multiple times and shouldn't conflict with my PowerSTIG DSC (there's some overlap of settings). Please @ mention me if you build a more robust Test-Resource:

configuration "WVDHostPooledW10"
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName ComputerManagementDsc
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName FileDownloadDSC
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName PSDscResources

    Node "localhost"
    {
        # WVD Optimization Tool - https://github.com/The-Virtual-Desktop-Team/Virtual-Desktop-Optimization-Tool
        FileDownload "WVDOptimizer" 
        {
            FileName = "C:\Packages\Virtual-Desktop-Optimization-Tool-main.zip"
            Url = "https://github.com/The-Virtual-Desktop-Team/Virtual-Desktop-Optimization-Tool/archive/refs/heads/main.zip" 
        }

        Archive "ExtractWVDOptimizer"
        {
            Path = "C:\Packages\Virtual-Desktop-Optimization-Tool-main.zip"
            Destination = "c:\Packages\"
            DependsOn = "[FileDownload]WVDOptimizer"
        }

        Script "OptimizeWVD" {
            SetScript = {
                Set-Location -Path "C:\Packages\Virtual-Desktop-Optimization-Tool-main\"
                $ExecPolicy = Get-ExecutionPolicy
                Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
                .\Win10_VirtualDesktop_Optimize.ps1
                Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy $ExecPolicy
                $global:DSCMachineStatus = 1 # Require reboot
            }

            GetScript = { 
                return @{'Return'=''}
            }

            TestScript = {
                try{
                    return ( (Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM" -Name "DisallowAnimations" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq  1)
                } catch {
                    return $false
                }
            }
            DependsOn = "[Archive]ExtractWVDOptimizer"
        }

        PendingReboot "RebootAfterOptimize"
        {
           Name = "RebootAfterOptimize" 
        }
    }
}

[nbucking]

@KenBenjamin

This will help with a deployment via our pull server thanks! Although we will have to take out the download portion since we are not able to get out to the internet (air gap to the DSC pull server). I was thinking more along the lines of creating resources that could do the same thing but this is a good short term solution.

[sandude-ms]

Hello @KenBenjamin . We have added this item to our backlog, and will be looking to work on this in the near future. Thank you for your contribution. We will certainly @ mention you if we update code based on your feedback.